
Member of the European Parliament · Sweden The Left
Jonas Sjöstedt
MEP for Sweden · The Left · Vänsterpartiet · official EP profile
As of 7 November 2026, Jonas Sjöstedt (The Left, Sweden) has declared 81 lobby meetings this term - rank 308 of 720 MEPs by declared meetings, a place shared with 5 other MEPs.
That is somewhat below the Parliament average of 100 meetings per MEP, and it ranks 12 of 45 in the Left group.
38% of this MEP's declared counterpart entries, including diplomatic and government entries, carry a declared EU Transparency Register link - below the like-for-like raw Parliament-wide share of 52%.
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Compared with the averages
Transparency this term
Monthly declared meetings (bars) and the share of all counterpart entries carrying a declared Register link, including diplomatic and government entries (line), July 2024 to November 2026. This is the same current-term window as the figures above, beginning 16 July 2024.
Current month, partial through 6 Nov 2026: 0 declared meetings in Nov 2026. Peak: 10 in Nov 2024.
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| Month | Meetings | Linked |
|---|---|---|
| Jul 2024 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2024 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2024 | 2 | 50% |
| Oct 2024 | 2 | 50% |
| Nov 2024 | 10 | 33.3% |
| Dec 2024 | 5 | 20% |
| Jan 2025 | 5 | 50% |
| Feb 2025 | 4 | 50% |
| Mar 2025 | 6 | 16.7% |
| Apr 2025 | 1 | 0% |
| May 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Jun 2025 | 2 | 0% |
| Jul 2025 | 0 | - |
| Aug 2025 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2025 | 4 | 50% |
| Oct 2025 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Nov 2025 | 2 | 50% |
| Dec 2025 | 0 | - |
| Jan 2026 | 4 | 25% |
| Feb 2026 | 3 | 33.3% |
| Mar 2026 | 3 | 66.7% |
| Apr 2026 | 2 | 0% |
| May 2026 | 6 | 16.7% |
| Jun 2026 | 2 | 100% |
| Jul 2026 | 1 | 100% |
| Aug 2026 | 0 | - |
| Sep 2026 | 6 | 33.3% |
| Oct 2026 | 3 | 75% |
| Nov 2026 | 0 | - |
Busiest month: 10 declared in November 2024. Months with no declared meetings have no Register-share value; a dashed stretch of the line joins the months either side.
Who Jonas Sjöstedt meets most
| Declared counterpart | Meetings |
|---|---|
| European Environmental Bureau | 3 |
| WWF European Policy Programme | 3 |
| Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) | 3 |
| Naturskyddsföreningen | 3 |
| Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund | 2 |
Counterparts are merged by resolved Transparency Register identity where possible. An entry counts as register-linked above only when the MEP declaration itself carries a Register link.
Where the meetings cluster
Both lists count this term. Sector pages count the full 2016–2026 record, and committee pages show each member's current-term total across all subjects, so their figures for this member can be higher.
Most-met sectors this term
Environment & climate (14), Human rights & humanitarian (7), Transport & automotive (4)
Meetings by committee topic this term
Environment, Climate and Food Safety (23), Foreign Affairs (3), Budgetary Control (3)
Most recent declared meetings
| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 Oct 2026 | Russians Against War Sweden | Member | Mobilization in Russia and beyond against Putin and the war in Ukraine |
| 15 Oct 2026 | European Coordination of Committees and Associations for Palestine↗ | Member | Legal obligations of the EU in view of the situation in Palestine |
| 13 Oct 2026 | Orbem GmbH↗; Eurogroup for Animals↗ | Member | Sorting of unhatched eggs based on sex in poultry industry |
| 30 Sep 2026 | Democratic Socialists of America | Member | Exchange of views on progressive politics |
| 16 Sep 2026 | World Uyghur Congress↗ | Member | EU-China relations, transnational repression, and forced labour |
| 16 Sep 2026 | Naturskyddsföreningen Swedewatch The Indonesian Forum for Environment (WALHI) | Member | Critical Raw Materials from Indonesia and the EU |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Australian Mission to the EU | Shadow rapporteur | EU-Australia relations |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Movendi International | Member | Possible areas of cooperation, alcohol policy |
| 15 Sep 2026 | Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)↗ | Shadow rapporteur | CO2 standards regulation and green steel |
| 8 Jul 2026 | European Anglers Alliance↗ | Member | Water Framework Directive |
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| Date | Counterpart | Capacity | Subject |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 Jun 2026 | Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment)↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Automotive Omnibus |
| 3 Jun 2026 | E-MOBILITY EUROPE↗ | Shadow rapporteur | Automotive Omnibus |
| 30 May 2026 | Greenpeace Sweden | Member | Anti-SLAPP and the Russian shadow fleet |
| 20 May 2026 | World Bank Group | Member | Development aid issues |
| 16 May 2026 | RF-SISU | Member | Opportunities for children and young people to participate in sports in northern Sweden |
| 13 May 2026 | Transport and Environment (European Federation for Transport and Environment) | Shadow rapporteur | CO2 standards |
| 12 May 2026 | CRTA↗ | Member | European parliamentarism, democracy, and the EU's decision-making process |
| 6 May 2026 | Provea Acceso a la Justicia | Member | Human rights |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Umeå Deponi och Avfallscenter AB | Member | Waste management and environmental issues |
| 21 Apr 2026 | The International Federation for Rights and Development (IFRD) | Member | Human rights |
| 27 Mar 2026 | WWF European Policy Programme↗ | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | Performance Regulation Framework |
| 17 Mar 2026 | Stiftelsen The Stockholm Environment Institute↗ | Member | Environmental policy and EU enlargement |
| 11 Mar 2026 | DEM Party Strasbourg | Member | Situation in Iran and the position of Kurdish people |
| 26 Feb 2026 | Action Network Human Rights | Member | Human rights in Philippines |
| 25 Feb 2026 | Viettan | Member | Human rights in Vietnam, EU-Vietnam trade agreement |
| 11 Feb 2026 | Lantbrukarnas Riksförbund↗ | Member | Agricultural policy |
| 22 Jan 2026 | Association for Peace and Justice | Member | Developing Situation in Kurdish Regions of Syria |
| 20 Jan 2026 | Chinese Mission to the EU | Member | EU-China relations & Gui Minhai |
| 14 Jan 2026 | Naturskyddsföreningen | Member | CAP |
| 7 Jan 2026 | WWF European Policy Programme↗ | Shadow rapporteur for opinion | MFF interim report |
The full record is in the official EP declarations.
Roll-call voting record
Recorded votes only. Parliament held 6,412 roll-call votes while Jonas Sjöstedt held the seat, 606 of them the final vote on a text. A member with no vote recorded may have been on parliamentary business, ill, on leave, or present without voting - the published record does not distinguish these and gives no reason. Votes taken by show of hands or by secret ballot are not recorded by name and are absent here.
How they voted on final texts
Share of the 606 final votes held while seated.
With and against the group
On the 508 final texts where more than half of The Left members casting a vote went one way, and Jonas Sjöstedt also voted. Groups are not bound to vote together: a Member's mandate is personal and exercised freely, so neither figure is a measure of performance.
Final texts where Jonas Sjöstedt differed from The Left majority
| Date | Text | Their vote | The Left majority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 22 October 2026 | RC-B10-0476/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0476/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 22 October 2026 | Establishing the Erasmus+ programme for the period 2028-2034, and repealing Regulations (EU) 2021/817 and (EU) 2021/888 A10-0257/2026 · Bogdan Andrzej Zdrojewski · Commission proposal | Against | For |
| 21 October 2026 | Discharge in respect of the implementation of the general budget of the European Union for the financial year 2024, Section II – European Council and Council A10-0258/2026 · Pasquale Tridico · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 20 October 2026 | ‘Cohesion policy – the driving force in implementing the EU agenda for cities’ A10-0263/2026 · Denis Nesci · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | For |
| 7 October 2026 | A European Parliament recommendation to the Council, the Commission and the Vice-President of the Commission / High Representative of the Union for Foreign… A10-0237/2026 · Hilde Vautmans · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 17 September 2026 | RC-B10-0398/2026 - Joint motion for a resolution (subject not given in the vote record) RC-B10-0398/2026 · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Abstained |
| 16 September 2026 | Hybrid warfare and the protection of the EU’s territorial integrity and critical security and defence infrastructure A10-0212/2026 · Rasa Juknevičienė · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Abstained | Against |
| 15 September 2026 | The findings and recommendations of the Special Committee on the European Democracy Shield A10-0199/2026 · Tomas Tobé · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | For | Against |
| 15 September 2026 | The Council position on Draft amending budget No 2/2026 of the European Union for the financial year 2026 – Update on revenue (own resources) and adjustments… A10-0224/2026 · Andrzej Halicki · Motion for a resolution (as a whole) | Against | For |
| 15 September 2026 | The global role of the euro A10-0214/2026 · Rasmus Andresen · Motion for a resolution | Abstained | For |
82 further instances are not listed. All roll-call votes.
Unlinked but matchable
6 counterpart entries in Jonas Sjöstedt's declarations appear to match an EU Transparency Register entry without being linked in the declaration:
- “Ekologiska lantbrukarna” - likely Ekologiska Lantbrukarna (1 counterpart entry)
- “European association of automotive suppliers” - likely European Association Automotive Suppliers (1 counterpart entry)
- “SOLIDAR” - likely SOLIDAR (1 counterpart entry)
These are the 3 most frequent matches, covering 3 of the 6 entries; the other 3 are not listed.
Matching is automated and can be wrong - see how matching works. Linking the register entry is the fix, and it is the MEP office's to make.